Shoe and method of manufacturing same



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5110B AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Filed April 29, 1931 2Sheets-Sheet Z atenteil dug. 1932 UNITED STATES.

m! m romassmuoi To A; a o l bilrmr. or sraacusn. new roux, a conronarrouor new YORK a, I 1 r SHOE AND mHOD OI EANUFACTUBING ME Application fledApril 29, 1931.. Serial I0. 533,673.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in shoesand method of manufacturing the same. 4

The main obJect of the invention is to produce a novel shoe im roved inconstruction and appearance whic consists particularly in the fact thatthe forwardportion of the shoe is formed of three pieces of material,

. such as leather arranged and secured together to form th e ti vamp andinsert portion of the shoe, capa le thereafter of assemblage with otherusual elements of a shoe to produce a novel structure.

Other objects and advantages relate to the 15 details of the structure,form and relation of the parts thereof, all as will more fully appearfrom the following description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a view of one of the tip and l vamppieces.

' Figure 2 is a similar view of the complementary tip and vamp piece.

Figure 3 is a view of the insert.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the tip and vamp pieces of Figures 1and 2 secured together at their forward portion.

Figure 5 illustrates the structure of Fi ure 4 with the insert of Figure3 secured in p ace.

m Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5, after the insert has been handstitched in position. Figure .7 is a view of the completed shoe.

Figure 8 is a section on line 8-8, Figure 7.

Figure 9 is a section on line -9--9, Figure 7.

35 Figure 10 is a section on line 10-10. Figure 7. v

In the method of manufacturing the shoe of this invention twocomplementary tip and vamp pieces 1 and 2, oppositely but I similarlysha ed, are first formed. The forarrangement being shown in Fig. 8. en

this stitching has been completed the two forward ends of the pieces orstrips 1 and 2 produce a concavo-convex toeuportion 5 hav- 4 mg alengthwise seam extending through its central portion, leaving the rearinner edges 6 and 7 of the pieces 1 and 2- spaced apart along somewhatcurved lines and diverging somewhat rearwardly for securement to theforward portion of an insert piece or strip ,8 having a tongue portion 9preferably formed integral with it. This insert ieee ,forwardly 0f thetongue is substantially heart-shape to correspond to the shape of thespace between the vamp pieces. The insert portion 8 is then positionedso that its lateral edges 10 and. 11 slightly overlap-the respectiveedges 6 and 7 of the tip and vam pieces on the upper side thereof and tow ich they are then secured, as by an adhesive. The overlapped portionsare then stitched together by small straight stitching 12, as indicatedin Fig. 5 and a series of perforations 13 are formed in the tip and vamppieces 1 and 2 along the outer ed e of the insert 8 and a second seriesof per orations 14 are formed through the insertS and the ti and vamppieces 1 and 2 extending along a jacent the inner edge of the insert 8.

These perforations are provided for indieating to an operator andassistin an oper-' ator to hand-stitchthe-insert tot e tip and vamppieces. The insert 8 is then hand-stitched by thread 15 extendingthrough the. perforations 13 and 14 as indicated .in Figure 9 suchthread extending through two spaced portions of the tipand vamp pieces'1 and 2 and through the edge of the insert 8 to form a small-bead 16projecting upwardly slight- 1 from the tip and vamp pieces and againstthe outer edge of which the'free edge of the insert lies in an upwardlyinclined position. This structure so formedis adapted to be assembled inthe usual manner with the other portions of a shoe, but for the purposeof providm a more permanent and secure con struction the. hand-stitching15 through the and toe pieces extends Figure 10, the stitching of theblucherflaps to the vamp pieces 1 and 2 extends forwardly beyond thetermination of the stitching 15 to additionally reinforce the securementof all of the parts together.

As this invention resides particularly in the form and association ofthose portions constituting the front portion of the shoe includin hereespecially the complementary tip an vamp pieces and the insert includingthe special method of securing the arts together,- no description of thefu er and usual method of constructing a shoe is necessa a l heedges ofthe tip and vam pieces and the insert where secured toget er'or.overlying one another may preferably be skived in any suitable mannerand to any extent desired. 4

I claim:

1. The method of manufacturing shoes comprising forming twocomplementary similarly shaped ti and vam ieces, secur in the forward egas of sai tip and vamp pieces together to produce a concavo-convex toosection having a seamextending centrally thereof and leaving the rearportions of said pieces spaced apart, securing an insert piece to theadjacent spaced apart edges of said toe and vamp pieces and t enhand-stitchin the edge of the insert piece to the edges 0 the toe andvamp pieces, with the stitchin extending through the insert piece anthrough two spaced portions of the ed s of the toe and vamp pieces toform a bea 2. In a shoe, a pair of opposed similarly sha ed tip andvampieces secured together at t eir forward portions to form a concavoconvextoe portion by a longitudinal central line of stitching and leavingtheir rear por- 4o tions spaced apart, an insert fitting between saidspaced-apart portions and having its outeredges secured to the inneredges of the tip and vamp portions by two spaced rows 0 stitchin thestitches of one of said rows being con ed within the stitches of theother row to form a bead extending upwardly from the tip and vamp piecesbetween said rows of stitching. v v

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my "hand this 24th day of Apr'l1931.-

- HENRY weooox. a

